Expression of virulence and antimicrobial related proteins in Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei

Meliodosis and glanders are both potential biological threat agents. Glanders is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia but occasionally found in other countries. Meliodosis is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, while glanders is caused by Burkholderia mallei. The diagnosis of these diseases is difficult because the clinical picture...